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House roll call 4 · 115th Congress · Jan 3, 2017

Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

On Jan 3, 2017, the House voted 193–236 on “Motion to Commit” (HRES 5). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 0–236, Democrats 193–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Failed
Yes
193
No
236
Did not vote
21
Date
Jan 3, 2017

By party

  • Republicans0 yes · 236 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Democrats193 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth…: House Vote, Jan 3, 2017,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/115-H-4/adopting-rules-for-the-one-hundred-fifteenth-congress (accessed 2026-10-17).

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